# Accident 20131008020579A: Beech S35, Brownwood, TX, October 8, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2013, 08:10 local time
- Place: Brownwood, TX
- Airport: Brownwood Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7119° N, 98.9861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7119&lon=-98.9861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6861Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6861Q-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131008020579A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON OCTOBER 8, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 0810 CDT, N6861Q, A BEECHCRAFT, MODEL S-35,  IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET SHORT OF THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 13 AT BROWNWOOD REGIONAL AIRPORT (BWD) LOCATED IN BROWNWOOD, TEXAS.  THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE.  THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING AND FUEL TANK IMPACTED A TREE, CAUSING A POST-CRASH FIRE.  THE PILOT RECEIVED 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO ARMS, LEFT LEG AND FACE.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXTRICATE HIMSELF FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN14LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA002), Oct 8, 2013: Beech S35 (N6861Q), Brownwood, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from a foreign material in the fuel system blocking the fuel flow to the engine.

## Other reports on N6861Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19861018063399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861018063399I), Oct 18, 1986: Beech S35 (N6861Q), Scottsdale, AZ, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on rollout. Landing gear was not lowered in time for the complete cycle to be accomplished.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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